The Tennessee Titans will get a look at the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Nissan Stadium, and if they could pluck one player off that roster, the choice is pretty clear: left tackle Spencer Fano.
That’s where the matchup lands for a Tennessee team that has been searching for stability up front. The Titans have already had issues at left tackle, and Fano fits the profile of the kind of player who could change that conversation in a hurry.
The Browns arrive at 4-2 and sitting atop the AFC North under Todd Monken with Deshaun Watson at quarterback. It’s a different-looking Cleveland team than the one Titans fans have seen in recent years, while Tennessee is still trying to build momentum after grabbing its first win in Week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts.
The history between these teams has been tight, too. Cleveland leads the all-time series 37-33, and the last 10 meetings have split right down the middle at 5-5.
Fano, the No. 9 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, is the player who stood out most when scanning the Browns’ roster for a Tennessee fit. In his final season at Utah, he gave up five pressures, no sacks and no quarterback hits, and he posted an 83.9 grade from Pro Football Focus. The pre-draft buzz was strong, with PFF tagging him as a player with All-Pro potential.
He hasn’t quite looked like that level of blocker yet in the NFL, but the expectation is that will come with time. For now, he’s more of an average tackle than a dominant one.
Even so, that would be a major upgrade for Tennessee. Cam Ward has already been sacked 10 times in six games, and the protection breakdowns have been hard to miss. A player like Fano would go a long way toward cleaning up those blown assignments and giving the Titans a steadier edge on the left side.
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